Hockey Club vs Canadiens Picks and Prediction – 11/27/2024

The Utah Hockey Club is going North of the border to face the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday evening. The game is taking place at 7:00 PM EST at the Bell Centre and is being aired on ESPN+. Get ready for the NHL action with our NHL Picks.

The Utah club is coming in with a 1-4-0 mark in their last 5 games. The last game for the Utah Hockey Club was a loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs by a score of 3-2. The loss dropped the Utah team to a record of 8-10-3 on the year.

The Utah Hockey Club is coming in with a total of 2.71 goals per game while getting 26.1 shots per game. The defense for Utah has allowed 3.19 goals per game while facing 29.5 shots per game. The power play for Utah is converging at a clip of only 18% on the year, but the penalty kill is sitting at 76.5% on the year.

Montreal in their last 5 games have done somewhat decent with a 3-2-0 mark. The last game on the ice for the Canadiens was a 6-2 loss to Vegas. The loss dropped Montreal to a record of 7-11-2 on the year overall.

The Montreal offense is getting 2.80 goals per game, but that has come on 24.1 shots per game. The defense for Montreal has allowed 3.80 goals per game while facing 30.1 shots per game. The power play for Montreal has converted at a clip of 22.4% on the year and the penalty kill has killed off 82.4% of the power plays faced.

This is a game that the Utah Hockey club will struggle in for getting the win. The Montreal team is not that great of a team overall, but have managed to play better when it comes to the scoring and the defense is not that much worse than Utah. Look for the Canadiens to get the win in this game here as the Utah Hockey Club struggles to score. Final Score Prediction, Montreal Canadiens win 2-1.